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Viral Facebook post says Obamacare fines to be seized from bank accounts

October 7, 2013

A Facebook post claims a man tried to "opt out" of Obamacare, was fined $4,037 through automatic bank deductions, and threatened with a home lien and driver's license suspension. The reality: the law doesn't allow for those penalties. Pants on Fire!

Anita Perry echoes abortion claim by Carly Fiorina

October 4, 2013

Perry, like Fiorina, understates the countries that permit abortions after 20 weeks of gestation.

Top claims about the federal government shutdown

October 4, 2013

Just days into the federal government shutdown, we’ve already heard some distortions -- and some truths.

On far-right promises, Rick Scott tacks to the center

October 4, 2013

In 2010, Rick Scott promised to ban embryonic stem cell research, pass a tough immigration law and explore offshore oil drilling. Three years later, that conservative talk is gone.

Wendy Davis v. the Truth-O-Meter

October 3, 2013

Wendy Davis declared today that she's running for governor, first by email.

She’s already got a Truth-O-Meter report card.

The High Five: Our most-clicked items for September

October 3, 2013

Reader favorites last month dealt with the jobs picture, the state budget and a review of Truth-O-Meter items on Obamacare just days before the government shutdown.

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Top claims about the federal government shutdown

October 3, 2013

Just days into the federal government shutdown, we’ve already heard some distortions -- and some truths.

10 things Obamacare supporters say that aren’t entirely true

October 2, 2013

The law’s supporters sometimes paint an overly rosy picture of the health care law. We match the rhetoric to reality.

A fact-checker’s nightmare: Shutdown shutters Census, BLS, other sites

October 2, 2013

One of the casualties of the federal government shutdown are statistical websites used by ordinary Americans ... and fact-checkers.

A fact-checker’s nightmare: Shutdown shutters Census, BLS, other sites

October 1, 2013

One of the casualties of the federal government shutdown are statistical websites used by ordinary Americans ... and fact-checkers.

Bipartisan misuse of the word ‘bipartisan’

October 1, 2013

Even before the government shutdown was official, the blame game was well under way. But in pointing the finger at each other, we found that both sides have played fast and loose with the facts.

Syrian rebels include extremists, but how many?

September 30, 2013

Will U.S. aid in Syria's civil war benefit the nation's moderates, or factions of al-Qaida? Lawmakers' estimates aren't easy to confirm.

 

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